The name of the society shall be “Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling And Computer Simulation” (ISMMACS). Here-in-after the word “Society” in this document shall mean “Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation”. The Society is registered with the Registrar of Societies; Kanpur vide Registration certificate number 1379/1998-99 dated 29.10.1998.

The Headquarters of the Society shall be located at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (U.P.). The present address of the Society, is the “Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation”: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India

The area of operation of the Society shall be across the world with emphasis in India.

4.1 To promote research in mathematical modelling and computer simulation and its applications in all branches of Science and Technology.
4.2 To organize conferences, symposia, seminars and training programmes on all aspects of mathematical modelling and computer simulation.
4.3 To promote international collaborations in mathematical modelling and computer simulation.

All professionals, actively involved in the areas of Mathematical modelling and Computer Simulations through teaching, research and its applications to industry shall be eligible to become members of the Society. Minimum academic qualification of individual members will be undergraduate degree with a proven record of interest in the aims and objectives of the Society. Application to become “Member”, shall be submitted to the Society on the prescribed form. The EC may invite various organizations which are interested in Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation to become Institutional Members.

The financial year of the Society shall be from 1st January to 31st December of each year. The annual membership fee for a year shall be payable in advance before January of that year. The rates of membership fee for different categories of membership and the privileges of members are given in the Bylaws.

o General Body (GB)
o Executive Committee (EC)

8.1 The General Body shall comprise of all the Members of the Society.

8.2 The General Body shall meet at least once a year. One of these meetings (held in either November or December) shall be called the ‘Annual General Body Meeting’ (AGM). A meeting of the General Body shall be called by the Secretary on a date, time and venue as approved by the President. The meetings may be held in either online or offline mode.

8.3 A notice of 15 days is to be given for all General Body meetings. However, the President is empowered to call a meeting at shorter notice.

8.4 Twenty-five percent of members shall form the quorum of a General Body meeting. If a meeting is adjourned for lack of quorum, it may be reconvened on the same day or any other date decided by the President and in such a meeting, the members present shall form the quorum.

8.5 The President shall call a ‘Requisitioned Meeting’ if it has been requisitioned in writing by at least twenty-five percent members of General Body of the Society to discuss specific issues.

8.6 The members of the General Body can propose amendment(s) to the constitution or any other matter of concern to the Executive Committee for consideration. All members of the General Body are eligible to take part in the Elections of the Executive Committee of the Society as described in the Bylaws.

The Society shall be managed by the Executive Committee (EC). The EC shall be responsible for the management and promotion of objectives of the Society subject to any limitation imposed on its functioning by the General Body.

9.1 The EC shall comprise of the following office bearers:

The Society shall be managed by the Executive Committee (EC). The EC shall be responsible for the management and promotion of objectives of the Society subject to any limitation imposed on its functioning by the General Body.

9.2 The terms of the office of the EC members shall be as follows:

Two Vice Presidents will retire every year and two new Vice Presidents will be elected every year. Similarly, three members will retire every year and three new members will be elected every year.
No office bearer shall hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms.

9.3 The EC, except for the Immediate Past President, Managing Editor and the Overseas Liaison Secretary, shall be constituted by election as described in the Bylaws with the following provisions:

9.4 The EC can co-opt one or two members, if required.

9.5 The four vice presidents should preferably be representing different regions of India. General Secretary / one of the Joint Secretaries and Treasurer shall be from amongst the members of the General Body stationed at Kanpur.

9.6 The Executive Committee shall have the right to nominate positions that may fall vacant in the EC, except those of President and vice-president.

9.7 In the event of the position of President falling vacant before the end of the term, the EC shall elect one of the Vice-Presidents to the position till the next election is held.

10.1 The EC shall meet as and when required but at least two times in a year. A meeting of the EC shall be called by the General Secretary on a date, time and venue as approved by the President.

10.2 A notice of at least 7 days shall be given for all the EC meetings. However, the President is empowered to call a meeting at shorter notice.

10.3 Seven members of the Executive Committee shall form the quorum for any of the EC meetings.

11.1 The President shall provide overall guidance and direction of furthering the aims and objective of the Society. The President shall preside over all General Body Meetings, and EC Meetings.

11.2 The Vice-President(s) shall assist the President in performing his/her duties and enhancing the objectives of the Society. In the absence of the President, one of the Vice-Presidents, nominated by the President, shall discharge the duties of the President. In case of non-availability of the President and Vice-Presidents, the President can nominate any member of the EC to perform his/her duties. In the absence of such a nomination by the President, the members attending the meeting may elect one amongst themselves to chair the meeting.

11.3 The General Secretary shall be the administrative in-charge of the office of the Society and shall be responsible for the implementation of EC decisions, the preparation, maintenance, and circulation of minutes of meetings, correspondence etc. In the absence of the General Secretary, one of the Joint Secretaries (as nominated by the General Secretary or the EC) will perform the duties of the General Secretary.

11.4 The Joint Secretaries will assist the General Secretary in implementation of EC decisions. Apart from it, the Joint Secretary, stationed at HQ, will also assist the Treasurer. He will also be responsible for maintaining the ISMMACS website and registration of the Society (whenever required). The other Joint Secretary will help the General Secretary in planning academic activities and matters related membership.

11.5 The Treasurer shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Society’s funds in accordance with the directives of the EC. The Treasurer will send the receipts to all concerned.

11.6 The Overseas Liaison Secretary shall be responsible for the promotion of the activities of the Society abroad.

11.7 The Managing Editor shall be responsible for bringing out all the publications of the Society.

11.8 At the time of the ‘Annual General Meeting’, the Treasurer will present the audited annual accounts of the Society as approved by the EC. The General Secretary will present the annual report and an account of the activities of the Society.

11.9 The EC may assign additional duties to its members as may be required from time to time.

Any member of the General Body can propose an amendment to the Constitution/Bylaws of the Society. This will be included as an item in the agenda for the next Annual General Body Meeting of the Society for its consideration. This amendment will be considered as approved by the General Body if 60% of the members present for the Annual General Body meeting support the amendment.

13.1 The Society shall raise funds for pursuing the stipulated objectives through:

      i. Subscription/ Donations from the members.

     ii. Grants from government and other organizations.

     iii. Any other source approved by the EC.

13.2 The Society shall maintain its accounts in one (or more) of the nationalized banks at Kanpur into which subscriptions and other funds collected shall be credited and the account shall be operated jointly by the Treasurer and the General Secretary/ one of the Joint Secretaries authorized by the EC.

The accounts of the Society will be audited annually by a Chartered Accountant as identified by the EC.

The Society may sue or be sued in the name of the President/General Secretary or in the name of such a person as shall be nominated or appointed by the EC within the jurisdiction of Kanpur, U.P.

All records shall be maintained by the General Secretary/ Joint Secretary stationed at Kanpur, both physically and electronically.